Gleaners Power Breakfast supports kids

Detroit-based Gleaners Community Food Bank, with broad community support, fights hunger in southeastern Michigan. In collaboration with its member agencies, the Feeding America network, and program partners, it provides millions of pounds of donated and purchased food to people in need. Gleaners is committed to distributing high quality food. Through education and advocacy, it works to reduce reliance on the emergency food system. Gleaners adopts best practices and cost effective systems and procedures to achieve the highest possible return on its human and financial resources. Gleaners fulfills its role with a sense of compassion and urgency while nourishing, sustaining and advancing hope in our community.

Gleaners presents its 20th Annual Womenís Power Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. April 10, at Detroitís Eastern Market, Shed No. 3. The event provides funds for Gleanersí school-based programs, including SmartBites, Weekend Back Pack and school-based mobile pantry distributions that reach thousands of youngsters each week with the nutritious food they need to grow and thrive.

As part of the 20th anniversary, Gleaners has created a special opportunity to merge Detroitís powerful women with female students of Detroitís Martin Luther King Jr. High School. The PowerUP program focuses on leadership, self-empowerment and community service.

For tickets to the Power Breakfast or more information about childrenís hunger support programs, contact Gleaners, 2131 Beaufait in Detroit, 866-453-2637 or www.womenspowerbreakfast.org.